Butternut

How to use it

This plant is highly valued as an agricultural crop, grown extensively for its edible flesh, nutritious seeds, flowers, and leafy greens. Additionally, its natural resistance to pests like the squash vine borer makes it an excellent choice for growers looking to minimize insect damage in their fields.

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Gardening tip

If you live in a region with hot, humid summers, this species is an excellent choice for your garden, as it is much more tolerant of warm, sticky weather and shows a strong resistance to the destructive squash vine borer.

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In the kitchen

This versatile species is widely cultivated for its edible flesh, flowers, greens, and seeds. If you enjoy store-bought pumpkin pie, you have likely eaten it already, as commercially made pumpkin pie mix is most often prepared using varieties of this squash.

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About

Cucurbita moschata is a species originating in either Central America or northern South America. It includes cultivars known as squash or pumpkin. C. moschata cultivars are generally more tolerant of hot, humid weather than cultivars of C. maxima or C. pepo. They also generally display a greater resistance to disease and insects, especially to the squash vine borer. Commercially made pumpkin pie mix is most often made from varieties of C. moschata. The ancestral species of the genus...